European style wooden plane in use on a tool handle.
Checking the size of the tyre with a traveller
Newly made wheel awaiting a tyre
Bow saw in use cleaning up spoke ends
A pile of iron hubs
A taper auger in use boring a wheel hub
Close up of the clamping
A 12 spoked wheel
Applying a hot tyre
Welding the tyre
Welding the tyre
Hammering the tyre into place
Field gun wheels
Cleaning up with an angle grinder
Using a press on the tyre join
Wheel awaiting a tyre
Fitting the felloes together
Shaped handles just made.
Drawknife in use
A corner of the wheelwrights shop
Tail vice and dog
A traveller in use on the wheel.
Drawknife in use
Fitting the hot tyre
Drawknife in use
Fitting a heated tyre on the wheel
Wheel in position for the tyre
Second tyre nearly in place
Checking the tyre is properly fitted.
Clamping the wheel down
The first stage in shaping
Cleaning up the tyre
Trimming the felloes to shape with a drawknife
Clamped in place for tyring
Welding a hub band
Second tyre being hammered into place
Trimming the felloes
Still cooling off.
Checking the tyre circumference
A taper auger
Cleaning up
Cleaning up the weld
Using a rasp
Detail of a 12 spoked wheel
Shaping an adze handle
Detail of the wheel
Welding the tyre joint
Trimming with a drawknife
Cooling the hot tyre
Welding an iron band for a wheel hub
Cleaning up with the drawknife
Letting off steam
Cooling down
Cleaning up the felloes
Welding a hub band
Welding a tyre
Drawknife in use on the felloes
The hot tyre in place
Shaping with a rasp
An example of the wheelwrights art
Using a traveller to measure a wheel circumference
Shaping with a drawknife
Welding the tyre
Cleaning up
Marking out a felloe
Preparing the wheel for tyring
Field gun wheels
Close up of the hub
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